Red-fronted Coua vs Sulawesi Cuckoo

Coua reynaudii verglichen mit Cuculus crassirostris

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Red-fronted Coua Sulawesi Cuckoo
Wissenschaftlicher Name Coua reynaudii Cuculus crassirostris
Ordnung Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
Familie Cuculidae Cuculidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 27,0 cm (10.6 in) 41,2 cm (16.2 in)
Gewicht 148,5 g (5.24 oz) 85,0 g (3.00 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 2 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Red-fronted Coua only

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Sulawesi Cuckoo only

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Song & Call Comparison

Red-fronted Coua

Gesang

Loud, harsh resonant call with nasal quality; penetrating notes carrying through dense forest in Asia.

Sulawesi Cuckoo

Gesang

Loud, raucous call with harsh quality; penetrating notes carrying through dense forest in Asia. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Red-fronted Coua

Least Concern

Sulawesi Cuckoo

How to Tell Them Apart

Red-fronted Coua

Sulawesi Cuckoo

Gefieder

Sulawesi Cuckoo: dark gray-brown above; pale below; long dark tail; yellow orbital ring; Sulawesi endemic; larger than most Cuculus

About These Birds

Red-fronted Coua

Red-fronted Coua (Coua reynaudii) — 36–40 cm. Brown-grey above; white below with rusty-orange frontal patch; bare blue orbital skin; long tail. Found in humid and sub-humid eastern and central forests of Madagascar. Non-parasitic; typically forages on or near the ground. Omnivore.

Sulawesi Cuckoo

Sulawesi Cuckoo (Cuculus crassirostris) — 30–34 cm. Dark grey above; pale below with bold brown-grey barring; heavier bill than most Cuculus. Endemic to Sulawesi in montane forest. Brood parasite. Insectivore. Poorly known.

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